The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis plays a critical role in shaping the financial strategy of Appleton Group’s global business. Based at our global headquarters in Rosemont, IL, this role leads enterprise-wide forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning while partnering closely with senior leaders to drive informed, data-backed decisions. This is an opportunity to influence business outcomes, develop talent, and advance modern finance capabilities within a global organization!
- Provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management including preparing board presentations, financial presentations, capital expenditure analysis, industry/peer group comparisons, new business opportunities, acquisition analysis and other projects requested by senior management
- Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and asset management
- Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
- Manage and lead the FP&A team and provide guidance to the World Area finance leaders for Appleton Group
- Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools
- Conduct ad-hoc reporting and analysis along with Quarterly and Monthly Financial reports
- Develop financial models and analysis to support strategic initiatives
- Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision-making purposes
- Drive the advancement of business intelligence and intelligent automation initiatives within the Finance function as well as serving as the Finance Champion for BI/IA programs for the overall business
- Support the Senior Management Team and Department heads with in-depth analysis
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in a corporate or divisional Financial Planning and Analysis environment; this should include 2+ years experience leading a team
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Demonstrated ability to create, implement, and manage FP&A processes, create system reporting and collaborate with team members in a hands-on management capacity
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred / MBA preferred
- Experience in manufacturing environment preferred
- Experience with Hyperon, Business Intelligence tools and automation is a plus
Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The salary/pay range for this role is $150,000 -170,000 annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities, and experience each candidate brings to the role.
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